A 37-year-old man who was fatally shot by military officials at a South Texas naval base Thursday morning may not have lived in the area.

The man — identified as Daniel E. King — drove through a checkpoint at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi, on N.A.S. Drive, and sped away in a stolen vehicle before crashing into a barrier on Ocean Drive, military officials said.

U.S. Navy Security Forces, Naval Criminal Investigative Services, and Texas Department of Public Safety survey the crash scene after a vehicle unlawfully entered Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Feb. 14. Navy Security Forces personnel opened fire after the suspect crashed his vehicle into a barrier and charged Security Forces personnel. No personnel were injured during the incident and emergency services pronounced the suspect deceased on the scene.
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"The suspect exited the vehicle that had caught on fire, and charged Security Force personnel, who fired shots in response," according to a statement from the base.

Officials with the Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office said King, whose last known addresses were in Freer and Alice, had multiple gunshot wounds.

A police spokesman said a man forced his way into a gray Ford Edge about 7 a.m. while a woman was pumping gas at a Stripes convenience store in the 4700 block of South Padre Island Drive near Everhart Road.

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U.S. Navy Security Forces, Naval Criminal Investigative Services, and Texas Department of Public Safety survey the crash scene after a vehicle unlawfully entered Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Feb. 14. Navy Security Forces personnel opened fire after the suspect crashed his vehicle into a barrier and charged Security Forces personnel. No personnel were injured during the incident and emergency services pronounced the suspect deceased on the scene.
Contributed photo/U.S. Navy/Anne Owens Anne Owens

U.S. Navy Security Forces, Naval Criminal Investigative Services, and Texas Department of Public Safety survey the crash scene after a vehicle unlawfully entered Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Feb. 14. Navy Security Forces personnel opened fire after the suspect crashed his vehicle into a barrier and charged Security Forces personnel. No personnel were injured during the incident and emergency services pronounced the suspect deceased on the scene.
Contributed photo/U.S. Navy/Anne Owens Anne Owens

A man was fatally shot after military officials say he drove through a gate early Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi, and sped away before crashing into a barrier. The North gate at the base, which is behind these barriers on Ocean Drive will be closed to traffic until all further notice. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times

A medical transport vehicle leaves Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi on Thursday, February 14, 2019. A man was fatally shot after military officials say he drove through a gate at the base early Thursday and sped away before crashing into a barrier. The North gate at the base, which is behind these barriers on Ocean Drive will be closed to traffic until all further notice. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times

A man was fatally shot after military officials say he drove through a gate early Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi, and sped away before crashing into a barrier. The North gate at the base, which is behind these barriers on Ocean Drive will be closed to traffic until all further notice. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times

A man was fatally shot after military officials say he drove through a gate early Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi, and sped away before crashing into a barrier. The North gate at the base, which is behind these barriers on Ocean Drive will be closed to traffic until all further notice. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times

A man was fatally shot after military officials say he drove through a gate early Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi, and sped away before crashing into a barrier. The North gate at the base, which is behind these barriers on Ocean Drive will be closed to traffic until all further notice. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times

A medical transport vehicle leaves Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi on Thursday, February 14, 2019. A man was fatally shot after military officials say he drove through a gate at the base early Thursday and sped away before crashing into a barrier. The North gate at the base, which is behind these barriers on Ocean Drive will be closed to traffic until all further notice. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times

A man was fatally shot after military officials say he drove through a gate early Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi, and sped away before crashing into a barrier. The North gate at the base, which is behind these barriers on Ocean Drive will be closed to traffic until all further notice. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times

A man was fatally shot after military officials say he drove through a gate early Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi, and sped away before crashing into a barrier. The North gate at the base, which is behind these barriers on Ocean Drive will be closed to traffic until all further notice. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times